American Idea: The Making of the National Parks - Couverture rigide

Heacox, Kim

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0792279743 ISBN 13 : 9780792279747

Editeur : National Geographic, 2001

Synopsis

This book chronicles the evolution of the American land ethic, beginning in 18th century Europe, through the 1800s, culminating with the creation of the national park service in 1916. An epilogue brings the story up to the present and features the work of celebrated photographer Ansel Adams. The story of the birth of our national parks is a unique story of America. Through compelling text rich with stunning photographs, maps, and paintings - many never seen before - this volume presents it as never before shown. Venture into Yellowstone in 1806 with John Colter, America's first mountain man, to discover an "other world" of seething mudpots and geysers. Half a century later, walk with young artist Thomas Moran, whose stunning landscapes of Yellowstone compelled Congress to deem it the first national park. Then follow Moran's career as artist-advocate of many parklands from the Tetons to Canyonlands. Dory the Grand Canyon rapids with John Wesley Powell, the one-armed Civil War officer who first mapped the gorge. Wonder at the stories of the people for whom Havasu Falls is named, and of those whose spirits haunt Mesa Verde. Gaze upon the stunning paintings of Yosemite by Albert Bierstadt and the early photographs of William Henry Jackson and Andrew Joseph Russell. Discover how our national parks have played a part, through war and peace, in buoying the American spirit.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The national park system ranks among our most magnificent achievements and the story of its creation reveals how the American landscape shaped our history and character and continues to do so almost 175 years after painter George Catlin first proposed “a nation’s Park.”

In these lavishly illustrated pages, award-winning author Kim Heacox chronicles our changing visions of wildness from the 17th century, when the first settlers built towns around shared commons, to 1916, when the National Park Service initiated a new kind of common–unspoiled parkland held in trust for Americans everywhere.

Here are explorers like Daniel Boone, Kit Carson, and John Wesley Powell, who reported wonders so amazing they were met with disbelief. Here too are farsighted leaders like Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and other sponsors of such parks as Yosemite and Yellowstone.

In spectacular counterpoint, 100 illustrations unveil a pristine new world that awed the artists and photographers from Eadweard Muybridge to Ansel Adams. An epilogue summarizes developments since 1916, and an appendix provides descriptions of every national park. A tale of discovery and an eloquent testament to our unparalleled natural glories, this is more than an account of our national parks: it’s a telling portrait of the essential America.

Biographie de l'auteur

Kim Heacox is a natural history writer and photographer. He is the author of ten books and frequent magazine articles, including Antarctica. His photography has appeared in National Geographic magazine, The New York Times, and Smithsonian.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: National Geographic
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0792279743
• ISBN 13: 9780792279747
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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